The developing human clinically oriented embryology
This popular text makes it surprisingly easy to gain an in-depth understanding of human embryology. Engaging and richly illustrated, it examines all aspects of human development, emphasizing both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. The book presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view...
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Philadelphia, PA
Saunders/Elsevier
2008
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| Edition: | 8th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the developing human
- The beginning of human development: first week
- Formation of bilaminar embryonic disc: second week
- Formation of germ layers and early tissue and organ differentiation: third week
- Organogenetic period: fourth to eighth weeks
- The fetal period: ninth week to birth
- the placenta and fetal membranes
- Body cavities, mesenteries, and diaphragm
- The pharyngeal apparatus
- The respiratory system
- The digestive system
- The urogenital system
- The cardiovascular system
- The skeletal system
- The muscular system
- The limbs
- The nervous system
- The eye and ear
- The integumentary system
- Congenital anatomical anomalies or human birth defects
- Common signaling pathways used during development.